There are some needle marks around the needle hole.Feel free to ask questions.Important things you should know:PA residents must pay 6% sales tax on all taxable merchandise.International buyers are responsible for all import duties, taxes, and charges are not included in the item price or shipping cost. Seller:the_treasure_cellar (9,809) 99.7%, Location: Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, Ships to: Worldwide, Item: 372605628293 This is a Genuine Vintage Singer Sewing Machine General Purpose Throat (Needle) Plate.It is stamped '172200 Singer USA'.It fit Singer models 401, 403, 500 and 503.It is in good condition with some signs of use. I didn't use the machine for years because I kept getting this wrong, being used to the much looser tension discs of my Singer 99.Sold $9.99 Buy It Now, FREE Shipping, 30-Day Returns, eBay Money Back Guarantee Otherwise it just sits outside the discs, and I have no upper tension, and everything is spiders. It uses the common domestic needle system, so you should be able to get needles anywhere.Īn extremely specific usage note: on my 401 the tension discs are quite tight even when the presser foot is up - so I have to make sure that I pull the thread right in between the discs when I do the upper threading. And bear in mind that any additional feet you get have to be slant shank - a slightly obscure standard, but not difficult to find online. And use metal class 66 bobbins (not class 15, and not plastic). For more vintage-specific advice I suggest the Quilting Board's vintage machine forum. A fair number of people in this subreddit have vintage machines, so it's a good place to ask general questions. It's pretty fancy for a manual machine, but it's not necessary to use all of the fancy features at the start - you can also just use it for plain straight or zigzag stitching.īecause the model is popular, you can get help with it in various online forums where vintage machine enthusiasts congregate. I don't think there's anything about this machine that makes it unsuitable for a beginner - it's considered to be one of the "good" Singer zigzags, and has a good reputation. While people have strong individual preferences for more modern or more vintage machines, I think that they are at least partially informed by what machine they learn on and how pleasant they find it. I have a Singer 401G which is a similar type of machine.
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